What you can do!!!

Hi 5A!!  This has been a crazy crazy few days. I am trying to get things organized for you so that you can work on a few things for the weeks that you are home.  Here are a few things you should be working on over the next week.

Reading - I still expect you to read every day. What I would like you to do is write me five lines (or more) every night telling me about what you read. Was it fiction or non-fiction. Who were the characters? What happened in the story? Did you like it? What did you like about it? Does it remind you of any other books you have already read? What would you have done if you were in this story?

Writing Log - Find an empty scribbler or sheets of paper and do the following writing log entries.

- Write about your thoughts and feelings you had last Friday when you found out Elm Street was closing. 1/2 page.
- I realize that we may be scared with the prospect of going to a new school, but try to look on the positive side and make a list of 6 positive things that could come out of this new school.
- Today is "National Candy Day".  If you could invent a new candy, what would it be? What would be the ingredients? What would it look like? What would it taste like? What would you call it?


Math - It is important that you practice any and all of your math facts. You are responsible for studying your multiplication facts up to 9 by 9. A few good websites that you can practice on are :
        http://www.coolmath4kids.com/
        http://www.multiplication.com/

Using newspapers or magazines. Find items that you could buy to total $1,000,000.  Make a list of what you have chosen, and the total that you have spent.


Please remember to practice your mental math facts. Practice counting money. Tell the time on an analog clock (non-digital) etc.

I can't wait to see you again at whatever school we will be at.

Parents, I will be in touch with you to set up phone interviews. If you have any questions, please email me at the school address.

Ms. DesRoches